Accessory bag and ski boot tree



Jan. 10, 1967 N. w. SELNES ACCESSORY BAG AND SKI BOOT TREE Fil ed April13, 1965 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR /VO/?MA/V W554 N65 iz Jan. 10, 1967N. w. SELNES ACCESSORY BAG AND SKI BOOT TREE 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 FiledApril 13, 1965 INVENTOR. Woe/14,4 W554 A/ES 1 14 7'7'0/P/VEY Jan. 10,1967 N. w. SELNES ACCESSORY BAG AND SKI BOOT TREE 3 Sheets-Sheet 15Filed April 13, 1965 INVENTOR. /V0/?/14,4/V W622 N55 I 1 47'7'0/Q/VEVUnited States Patent 3,297,219 ACCESSORY BAG AND SKI BOOT TREE Norman W.Selnes, 3725 W. Outer Drive, Detroit, Mich. 48221 Filed Apr. 13, 1965,Ser. No. 447,777 3 Claims. (Cl. 224-45) This invention relates to anaccessory bag and ski boot tree for use in carrying ski accessories andski boots on ski trips providing complete convenience in carrying andstoring otherwise cumbersome ski boots and personal items employed inthe enjoyment of the sport of skiing.

The primary object of the instant invention is to provide a ruggedcarrier for carrying ski boots coupled with a bag for carrying skiaccessories and personal items including a rigid frame and means forreadily removably securing ski boots in a proper carryable positionthereon, said ski boot securing means being easily adjustable toaccommodate all conventional styles and sizes of ski boots.

A further object of the invention is to provide an accessory bag and skiboot carrier having a rigid frame for carrying ski boots removablysecured thereon, the said rigid frame encompassing the sides, top andbottom of the accessory bag whereby to protect skiing and personal itemsplaced therein.

Other objects of the invention will become apparent by reference to thefollowing detailed description taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawings, in which:

FIG. 1 is a view in perspective of an accessory bag and ski boot treeembodying the invention.

FIG. 2 is a relatively small view in perspective similar to FIG. 1except that ski boots are shown removably secured thereon.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged fragmentary side elevational view showing theupper slidable ski boot clamp means for securing the heel of a ski bootto a side frame thereof.

FIG. 4 is a fragmentary end elevational view taken on the line 4-4 ofFIG. 3.

FIG. 5 is a more or less horizontal sectional view taken on the line 55of FIG. 3.

FIG. 6 is an enlarged fragmentary side elevational view of the lowerleft hand corner of the accessory bag and ski boot tree disclosed inFIG. 1 showing the construction thereof and the lower ski boot clampmeans.

FIG. 7 is a fragmentary end elevational view taken on the line 77 ofFIG. 6.

FIG. 8 is a bottom view taken on the line 88 of FIG. 6.

FIG. 9 is a fragmentary view in perspective of that portion of theaccessory bag and ski boot tree shown in FIGS. 6, 7 and 8.

Referring now to the drawings wherein like reference characters refer tolike and corresponding parts throughout the several views, theparticular embodiment of the accessory bag and ski boot tree 10illustrating the invention comprises an arch shaped outer frame member11 preferably having a narrow top 110, downwardly and outwardly slopingends 111, and a pair of integral side rails 112. A horizontal U-shapedbase member 12 having a flat bottom 120 and vertically disposed siderails 121 is telescoped through the lower portion of each sloping end111 of the arch shaped frame member 11, which ends 111 are provided witha U-shaped transverse slot 113 therethrough to accommodate the saidU-shaped base member 12. The said U-shaped base member 12 extendslaterally outwardly from the lower portion of each of said ends 111 ofthe arch shaped outer frame member 11 to accommodate lower ski bootclamps 13. The said lower portion of the side rails 112 of each of thedownwardly and outwardly sloping ends 111 of the said arch shaped framemember 11 are secured to the side rails 121 of the "ice U-shaped basemember 12 by such means as self-tapping screws 14. This constructionprovides a simple two piece inexpensive rigid frame for the accessorybag and ski boot tree 10.

The said arch shaped outer frame member 11 is pref-- erably of extrudedaluminum and is formed with a pair of laterally spaced reentrant ways114, one adjacent each side thereof, and one central U-shaped Way 115.The reentrant ways 114 telescopingly receive T-heads 160 of the slidablearch element 16 of the upper slidable ski boot clamp 15. Ski boots 60are clamped onto each sloping end 111 of the outer frame member 11 ofthe accessory bag and ski boot tree 10 between a lower ski boot clamp 13anchored to the extending end 122 of the lower frame member 12 and anupper slidable ski boot clamp 15 fixable in the required position on thesaid sloping end 111 of the arch shaped outer frame member 11 preferablyas hereinafter described in detail.

FIG. 2 shows ski boots 60 fixedly and securely clamped on the outer faceof each sloping end 111 of the arch shaped outer frame member 11 of anaccessory bag and ski boot tree 10. A suitable preferably strap typehandle 17 is secured by such means as rivets 18 to the upper portion ofthe sloping ends 111 of the frame 11 of the accessory bag and ski boottree providing a convenient means for carrying the same. The lowerportion 1110 of the sloping ends 111 of the said arch shaped outer framemember 11 which extend below the base member 12 conveniently serve asfeet upon which the said accessory bag and ski boot tree 10 may standwhen not being carried.

Within the side rails 112 of the arch shaped outer frame member 11 andthe side rails 121 of the base member 12 of the accessory bag and skiboot tree 10 is positioned an accessory bag 30 closed on all sidesexcept on the front 300 thereof which is provided with a centrally andvertically disposed zipper 31 to completely close the said accessory bag30 and to provide easy access thereto by merely unzipping the zipper.The said accessory bag 30 is preferably of a high grade strong plastic,leather or artificial leather and is preferably retained in place withinthe arch shaped frame member 11 and base member 12 by means of arelatively rigid liner 32 of fibre board or other suitable materialdisposed within the said accessory bag on all sides thereof except thefront 300 which carries the zipper 31. With the accessory bag 30 and theliner 32 being made of precisely the correct size, the accessory bag 30may be readily positioned within the arch shaped outer frame member 11before telescopingly assembling the U-shaped base member 12 to the archshaped outer frame member 11 through the U-shaped slot 113 provided inthe lower portion of each of the two sloping ends 111 of the said archshaped outer frame member 11. The self-tapping screws 14 are then usedto secure the arch shaped outer frame member 11 and the U-shaped basemember in their assembled relationship. This construction not onlyprovides proper and adequate anchorage securement and reinforcement ofthe accessory bag 30 within the arch shaped outer frame member 11 andthe U-shaped base member 12, but all seams in the accessory bag, exceptof course at the zipper 31, become blind seams so as to enhance thebeauty of the finished product.

Each lower ski boot clamp 13 is best shown in FIGS. 6, 7, 8 and 9, andis L-shaped in cross section, and has its base 130 apertured at 131 toaccommodate a threaded anchorage stud 132 which extends through asuitable elongated aperture 123 in the bottom of the U-shaped basemember 12 therebelow. A lock washer 133 istelescoped over the anchoragestud 132 below the said bottom 123 of the base member 12, and apreferably wing type lock nut 134 is threaded on the depending end ofthe anchorage stud 132. The toe end of the sole of a ski boot 60 isplaced in engagement with the cradle 136 of the upright portion 135 ofthe L-shaped ski boot clamp 13 as best shown in FIG. 2. The ski boot 60and ski boot clamp 13 are then pushed inwardly to refusal toward theadjacent sloping end 111 of the frame member 11 just above the extendingend 122 of the base member 12, and the lower ski boot clamp is fixedlyanchored in place by tightening the wing type lock nut 134.

Each upper ski boot clamp 15 consists of a slidable arch shaped element16 having a pair of spaced T-heads 160 on the ends of its abutments 161,which T-heads 160 are slidably telescoped within the ways 114 of asloping side end 111 of the arch shaped outer frame member 11. Eachupper ski boot clamp 15 is provided with a pivoted arch shaped clampingmember 150 disposed within the said slidable arch shaped element 16thereof. The abutments 151 of the said arch shaped clamping member 150are preferably pivoted by rivets or the like 35 to the abutments 161 ofthe said slidable arch shaped element 16 in a location to permit the top152 of the said arch shaped clamping member 150 to pivot in respect tothe adjacent end 111 of the arch shaped outer frame member 11, all asbest shown in FIGS. 1, 3, 4 and 5.

The upper end of the said arch shaped clamping member 150 of the upperski boot clamp 15 is preferably provided with two laterally spacedapertures 153 which receive the suitably reversibly bent and offset ends200 of a V-shaped hairpin spring 20 which preferably has its loopedcentral opposite end 201 bent as at 202 to provide a runner 203. Thesaid runner 203 is slidable in and along the U-shaped central way 115 ofthe sloping end 111 of the arch shaped outer frame member 11 and isdisposed inwardly of the arch shaped clamping member 150 of the saidupper slidable U-shaped clamp 15. Laterally central of the upper end ofthe said arch shaped clamping member 150 is an aperture 154 below andcentral of which is welded a nut 155 as best shown in FIGS. 3, 4 and 5.A threaded anchorage screw 156 preferably having a wing type head 1560is threaded through the said nut 155 so that the inner end 1561 of thesaid anchorage screw 156 bears against the central way 115 of thesloping end 111 of the arch shaped outer frame member 11 as best shownin FIGS. 3 and 5.

The lower cradle end 1500 of the arch shaped clamping member 150 isplaced in engagement with the sole of the ski boot 60 by sliding theupper ski boot clamp 15 downwardly thereagainst as best shown in FIG. 2.The said lower cradle end 1500 of the arch shaped clamping member 150 isthen pivoted toward the adjacent sloping end 111 of the arch shapedouter frame member 11 by turning the anchorage screw 156 clockwise asviewed in FIGS. 2 and 4 whereupon the upper ski boot clamp 15 and theski boot 60 are fixedly anchored in place, only to be released bysubsequently turning the said anchorage screw 156 counterclockwise.

The instant invention provides an accessory bag and ski boot carrier ofgreat utility including simple and effective means for removablysecuring ski boots 60 thereon for convenient manual carriage togetherwith other ski accessories deposited and enclosed within the accessorybag 30 ready for easy access. The simple and effective combination ofelements of the accessory bag and ski boot tree herein disclosedprovides convenient carrying capacity for ski accessories and ski bootshereinbefore not available, all with sturdy, simple, inexpensive andnovel construction of the most desirable characteristics.

Although but a single embodiment of an accessory bag and ski boot treeof the invention has been disclosed and described in detail herein, itis obvious that many changes may be made in the size, shape, arrangementand detail of the various elements of the invention, all withoutdeparting from the spirit and scope thereof as defined by the appendedclaims.

I claim:

1. An accessory bag and ski boot carrier comprising a rigid arch shapedframe member forming the top and sides of said carrier and having a pairof laterally spaced reentrant ways therealong,

a bottom frame member telescoped through the lower portion of said archshaped frame member and extending outwardly therefrom,

an upper ski boot clamping member slidably mounted in said ways alongeach side of said arch shaped frame member engageable with the heel of aski boot,

a lower ski boot clamping member slidably mounted along each extendedend of said bottom frame member,

each said ski boot clamping member including manually operable meanssecuring the clamping member in any position to which said clampingmembers may be moved to removably secure the heel and toe of a ski booton each side of said carrier frame,

flanges formed along the edges of said arch shaped frame member and saidbottom frame member forming within said frame members a front and rearopen pocket to accommodate an accessory bag,

an accessory bag including formed substantially rigid liner means liningall except the front wall thereof disposed in said pocket within saidarch shaped and bottom frame members and the flanges thereof,

said accessory bag including zipper means in said front wall thereofproviding access thereto, and

a hand grip element for carrying said accessory bag and ski boot carrierfixed to the upper portion of said rigid arch shaped frame member.

2. An accessory bag and ski boot carrier as claimed in claim 1 whereinsaid rigid arch shaped frame member is provided with a central U-shapedway and each said upper ski boot clamping member consists of an archshaped sliding clamping element having a pair of T-heads on the ends ofthe abutments thereof slidably engaged in said ways,

a pivoted clamping element formed at one end to engage the heel of a skiboot disposed through said arch shaped sliding element and pivoted tothe upper portion of the abutments thereof,

a clamping screw threaded through the other end of said pivoted clampingelement engaging a side of the rigid arch shaped carrier frame member,said clamping screw being turnable for pivoting said clamping element toremovably fix the said one end of said pivoted clamping element to saidski boot and the heel of said ski boot to said arch shaped frame member,and simultaneously anchoring said upper ski boot clamping member innon-slidable relationship with respect to said side of said arch shapedcarrier frame member, and

spring means carried by said pivoted clamping member bearing againstsaid side of said arch shaped carrier frame member in said centralU-shaped way constantly urging said pivoted clamping member to pivottoward its unclamped position.

3. An accessory bag and ski boot carrier as claimed in claim 1 whereinthe outwardly extending portions of said bottom frame member has aslotted aperture therein disposed normal to the sides of said carrier,and wherein each said lower ski boot clamping member consists of anL-shaped sliding clamping element having the vertical leg thereof formedto slide on said extended portion of said bottom frame member betweensaid flanges thereof and to engage the toe of a ski boot,

a threaded screw fixed to and depending from the horizontal leg thereofextending through said slotted aperture in the bottom frame member,

and a clamping not on said screw fixing said L-shaped clamping elementin any position it may be moved.

(References on following page) UNITED References Cited by the ExaminerSTATES PATENTS Kallman 224-45 Selnes 224-45 5 Ruge 190-41 Barreca 224-456 Barreca 224-45 Davis 190-41 Kaminski 224-45 Johns 224-45 GERALD M.FORLENZA, Primary Examiner.

J. E. OLDS, Assistant Examiner.

1. AN ACCESSORY BAG AND SKI BOOT CARRIER COMPRISING A RIGID ARCH SHAPEDFRAME MEMBER FORMING THE TOP AND SIDES OF SAID CARRIER AND HAVING A PAIROF LATERALLY SPACED REENTRANT WAYS THEREALONG, A BOTTOM FRAME MEMBERTELESCOPED THROUGH THE LOWER PORTION OF SAID ARCH SHAPED FRAME MEMBERAND EXTENDING OUTWARDLY THEREFROM, AN UPPER SKI BOOT CLAMPING MEMBERSLIDABLY MOUNTED IN SAID WAYS ALONG EACH SIDE OF SAID ARCH SHAPED FRAMEMEMBER ENGAGEABLE WITH THE HEEL OF A SKI BOOT, A LOWER SKI BOOT CLAMPINGMEMBER SLIDABLY MOUNTED ALONG EACH EXTENDED END OF SAID BOTTOM FRAMEMEMBER, EACH SAID SKI BOOT CLAMPING MEMBER INCLUDING MANUALLY OPERABLEMEANS SECURING THE CLAMPING MEMBER IN ANY POSITION TO WHICH SAIDCLAMPING MEMBERS MAY BE MOVED TO REMOVABLY SECURE THE HEEL AND TOE OF ASKI BOOT ON EACH SIDE OF SAID CARRIER FRAME, FLANGES FORMED ALONG THEEDGES OF SAID ARCH SHAPED FRAME MEMBER AND SAID BOTTOM FRAME MEMBERFORMING WITHIN SAID FRAME MEMBERS A FRONT AND REAR OPEN POCKET TOACCOMMODATE AN ACCESSORY BAG, AN ACCESSORY BAG INCLUDING FORMEDSUBSTANTIALLY RIGID LINER MEANS LINING ALL EXCEPT THE FRONT WALL THEREOFDISPOSED IN SAID POCKET WITHIN SAID ARCH SHAPED AND BOTTOM FRAME MEMBERSAND THE FLANGES THEREOF,